title: Benefits of immediate EMDR vs. eclectic therapy intervention for victims of physical violence and accidents at the workplace: a pilot study.
abstract: This study focuses on 34 victims of aggression at the workplace, less than 48 hours following the incident of aggression. We compared victims who received an EMDR emergency protocol (URG-EMDR; n = 19) that we developed with those who received a method of intervention called eclectic therapy (n = 15). The results show that URG-EMDR therapy, provided within 48 hours, resulted in a greater decrease in perceived stress and a lower PCL-S score than eclectic therapy did. The scores were lower in both groups after 24 hours, and after 3 months, the drop was significantly greater among the victims treated with the URG-EMDR protocol; none of the EMDR-treated patients exhibited symptoms of posttraumatic stress.
authors.affiliation: Université de Lorraine, Psychology of Health Team, Metz, France.
authors.forename: Marie-Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Brennstuhl
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tarquinio
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Strub
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Montel
authors.forename: Jenny Ann
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rydberg
authors.forename: Zoi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kapoula
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D057169:Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D040701:Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*